Ray Vanderhoff

9.0

Blend of Grenache (50%), Syrah (30%) and Mourvèdre (20%). Bright ruby color with purple highlights. Aromas of ripe black berry/currant with hints of vanilla, asphalt and lavender. Ripe blackberry, black currant and blueberry lead the palate with notes of toasted spices, black licorice and roasted herbs. Long and fruit forward finish. Plump and well structured. — 11 days ago

Peter Sultan

9.4

Star of a two Bandol night, but this at age 14( minus a week or two). Deeper, plush, black violet & cassis nose; on palate tannins really nicely integrated, wild blackberries, more cassis & black currants. Crazy elegant and generous. Feels open. Distant notes of some kind of bark & forest floor. Older wild flowers.Eye opener, in sense of how far Bandol can go for me. — 4 months ago

with Owen

Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2014 | goldhint in colour, funky nose: Turkish fruit and honey, second minerality, true to type Chenin Blanc in taste, good acidity, impression of almonds | paired with a French cake au saucisson avec pistaches and prunes — a month ago

Ted

9.1

Yummy. The fruit is fantastic. Must have been a really nice growing season. The ‘23s have been very tasty. — 3 months ago

Severn Goodwin

9.3

Capitol Region Wine Collectors Club (WCC), USA West Coast Pinot Noir; 26 October 2023 at Fort Orange Club, Albany, NY — 6 months ago

Mike Pernecky

9.3

Wife liked it. — 4 years ago

Gabby

9.0

Always a banger! With home made osso buco and went in the pot too. Stone fruit, lemon, acid bready mineral veg bell pepper — a month ago

Carter White

9.2

Lemon, flint, cream, impressive power. — a month ago

Matt Perlman

9.3

This was the Longue Garde cuvee. Better the second day, or just Garde it for Longue-er. Similar to the regular Bandol but with more heft and a pronounced topnote of cedar. — 5 months ago

Martin Bergo

9.3

A little held-back compared to the Grasberg. — 2 years ago